Eric Clapton Quotes

British - Musician Born: March 30, 1945

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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition. Mine, I suppose, is to know myself. Eric Clapton

Some, Everybody, I Think

I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life. Eric Clapton

Like, Quiet Life, Quiet

An obsession is where something will not leave your mind. Eric Clapton

Mind, Will, Leave

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut. Eric Clapton

Most, Ever, How

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family. Eric Clapton

Healer, Became, Away

Yeah, it is, because it's a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That's what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost. Eric Clapton

About, Feel, Yeah

It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically. Eric Clapton

Crises, Ways, Relive

Very much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn't fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn't find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know. Eric Clapton

Very, Kid, Part

I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition. Eric Clapton

Some, Everybody, I Think

I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues. Eric Clapton

Roll, Charles, Archie

The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life. Eric Clapton

My Life, Given, Turned

Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over. Eric Clapton

Over, Powerless, Trying

The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible. Eric Clapton

Being, Possible, Family

I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist. Eric Clapton

I Am, Always, Will

I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men. Eric Clapton

Father, Black, Youngest

There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head. Eric Clapton

Desire, Head, Me

One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma. Eric Clapton

Very, Big, I Remember

I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there. Eric Clapton

Could, Border, Hypnotic

When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it's a pretty honorable position to be in. Eric Clapton

Some, Pretty, Original

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening. Eric Clapton

Gift, Love, Listening

I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I'm up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press. Eric Clapton

Beautiful, Weakness

In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself. Eric Clapton

Gift, Greatest Gift, Myself

I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten. Eric Clapton

Never, Meet, Want

Although they can do it all the time, you know, they're far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they're out of my league. Eric Clapton

Theoretical, Level, League

Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest. Eric Clapton

Given, Contest, Rather

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate. Eric Clapton

Think, Very, I Think

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